What is the key to preventing and counteracting job burnout, stress, and compassion fatigue?
If you want a less stressful and more balanced life, you need to address BOTH externally-imposed and self-imposed pressures. There are times when you can’t change stressful circumstances such as a demanding workload or an annoying co-worker, but you CAN minimize the negative effects of stress by counteracting attitudes that perpetuate stress and limit attention to self-care. Self-care strengthens your resiliency, which can reduce susceptibility to burnout. Self-care is not just a matter of making healthy lifestyle choices. It also includes self-compassion, having healthy boundaries, being attuned to your needs, and staying true to your values. Self-neglect takes a toll on your health, relationships, and your effectiveness. Simply recognizing the importance of taking better care of your self is not enough. You also need to address the psychological obstacles that limit attention to self-care and foster stress. For example, putting pressure on yourself to always perform with excellence a
